![]() ![]() ![]() She also vents her frustrations with best friend Aggie who's moved away (""Dear Aggie, I wrote you six letters already. Hannah colorfully describes some of the restaurant's most memorable visitors, from a down-and-out artist (""My father said because of hard times those men can't find a job and you shouldn't call them bums because it could happen to anybody"") to the famous Madame Chiang Kai-shek (only her nose is visible to Hannah through the window of a limo, which she sketches in one clever drawing). Beginning with a letter dated September 27, 1937, and ending with July 3, 1938, Hannah Diamond reveals-through notes to friends, relatives and even the president and First Lady of the United States-a clear picture of Grand View, N.Y., where she and her parents live in the back of their roadside diner. ![]() Skolsky vividly shows readers what life was like during the Depression for one spunky heroine with a terrific sense of humor. ![]()
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